I chose a black car with brown interior and had to wait 20 days for it. I reckon if you choose a white car with black interior or a black car with black interior, you can pick it up in two weeks.
Regarding the appearance, if I only look at the photos, I'd just say, "Damn, this car is so ugly! I've never seen such an ugly car." But the real car is completely different. I think the real - life appearance is actually quite good.
When you look at it alone, it doesn't seem very big or long. But when you're reversing or making a U - turn in place, you'll find that this car is really long. In places where my previous Jetta VS5 could make a U - turn in one go, the EqM5 has to turn the steering wheel back. The long body and wide width of the car result in a huge interior space. I can only say it's incredibly large. You can almost lie down in the back row.
In terms of range, it's about 30¡ãC in Changchun now. I turn on the air - conditioner at 22 - 25¡ãC as soon as I get in the car, and sometimes I turn on the air - conditioner in advance through the smart connectivity system to cool it down. I'm using the strong energy - recovery mode. Since I used to drive petrol cars, I'm not quite used to it yet, so I still often step on the brakes. The average energy consumption is 13.6KWh/100km. I drove on half urban roads and half rural roads. When the battery dropped from full to 8%, I drove 293.2 kilometers. If I drove until the battery was at 5%, the range would definitely exceed 300 kilometers. Once, when I went to have the window film installed and was waiting in the car in the queue, I left the air - conditioner on for over two hours while getting more familiar with the energy - recovery mode. I estimate that this car can run about 380 kilometers from 100% to 0%. But who would drive until the battery is completely empty? Most of the time, people drive from 95% to about 5%, and it can definitely do 300 kilometers. Considering that most electric cars on the market currently achieve about 70% of their stated range, the EqM5 is on par with other brands. But this car is big! There really isn't a car in the same class that's bigger. So, in this respect, its range performance is quite good. Lithium iron phosphate batteries perform far worse than ternary lithium batteries in winter. I'll test the winter range when winter comes. I'll be satisfied if it can reach 200 kilometers (if not, I'll definitely come and complain).
As for the configuration, it can be said that there aren't many configurations, but it's still usable. The most unacceptable thing is that it has keyless start but no keyless entry. I have to take out the key every time I get in or out of the car. I really can't understand this. I'd rather accept not having an electric passenger - seat than not having this function. There's no reversing radar on such a big car. It's really easy to bump into things. Even though there's a reversing camera, it's still not enough.
Now, let me talk about the electric seats and the ambient lights. This car is really made for taxis. The driver's seat isn't electric, but the passenger's seat is. There are no ambient lights in the front row, but there are in the back row. (There was a little misunderstanding about the ambient lights. The salesperson told me there were single - color ambient lights but didn't say where they were. I thought it was great. When I got the car, I couldn't find the ambient lights anywhere. Only when I asked the salesperson did he tell me they were in the back row. At that time, I really wanted to punch him.)
The car comes with a charger. According to the manual, when using a 220V household power supply, it charges at a little over 2kW. I haven't used it yet. It can also be switched to a charging mode that connects to a 7KW AC charging pile. It took 8 hours to charge from 8% to 100%, and I used 53.11 kWh of electricity, costing 22.31 yuan as I used off - peak electricity.
Finally, let me talk about the driving experience. The air - conditioner is very powerful. At 24¡ãC, it can make your legs cold. The seats are very comfortable, especially the back - row seats. The storage space in the driver's and passenger's seats is okay. There's no glove box, but there's a space under the center armrest, which makes up for it a bit. The vehicle space is, needless to say, super large, including the trunk. The place in front of the gear lever for putting your phone is a bit inconvenient. The gear lever gets in the way when you take your phone. But it's acceptable. It would be better if it had wireless charging. Although it heats up and charges slowly, it's really useful when you forget to bring the cable. I hope they can add keyless entry. Not having this really affects the driving experience. You can't use your own Himalaya VIP membership in the car system. You have to buy the membership for the car system. Even though Kugou Music is almost out of business, it still requires a membership, and the recommended songs are all terrible. They should cooperate with NetEase and Tencent. The sound system isn't very good either. I'm quite satisfied with the power. I haven't tested the 0 - 100 acceleration, but from daily driving, the power is more than enough.
On the smart connectivity system, you can't check the remaining charging time, can't schedule charging, and can't set a charging limit. These shouldn't be the case. It seems these functions should be easy to implement.
